1 MAXIMIZING CHILDREN’S RESILIENCE Children are often placed under “formative years “which refers to the period of childhood between 0-8 years.This period is considered as the most important for intellectual, emotional, social and physical growth of the child development. Anxiety and suffering in childhood caused due to abuse, violence, negligence or mental illness by the caretakers may cause disturbance in the development of the child’s brain. These changes may affect the physical and mental health of the child. According to the psychologist Ann S. Masten,” an individual’s resilience relies on drawing assets from numerous frameworks". Some resilience are intrinsic in a child such as problem-solving, emotional ability, self-discipline, inspiration to prosper and self-efficacy. There are certain aspects that boost resilience inkids and help a child to gain a promising path. Relationship is considered a factor that nurture resilience. Among relationship, good parenting is considered of utmost importance. The presence of sympathetic, dependable and protection from the caregiver helps in the healthy development of child. For this purpose, home training programmes were conducted to develop skills for becoming more confident and effective in parenting. The program for mothers that promotes awareness for child care and responsibility towards children and maternal efficiency are promoted in the communities to maximize resilience. Father involvement program especially in low-income families helped in strengthens couple relation and reduce stress (Maximizing children's resilience, 2020). The school programs that encourages social and economic learning helped the child to recover from mal-adjustment. If the child experiences risk or trauma, it becomes critical for the child to have schooling that develops their social and emotional competency.
2 MAXIMIZING CHILDREN’S RESILIENCE According to the psychologist Emmy Werner, in Kuai study stated that resilience is the process that can be diagnosed at any point during the lifetime.
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